MediaAlpha Inc Dossier
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SectorCommunication Services IndustryInteractive Media & Services Beta (adjusted)1.09 Intrinsic Value No headline value published yetWe haven't published a headline intrinsic value for this company yet. Our data-reliability standards weren't met. Method estimates are shown for reference. Market Price $9.68Price as of 1 Oct 2026 Data confidence Sign in to view data confidence Market Cap $512.8M Enterprise Value $665.8M Shares Outstanding 53M diluted Moat Rating Wide Next Earnings Date28 Oct 2026 All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference. ThesisStreet consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers Thesis Summary MediaAlpha is positioned as a leading programmatic customer acquisition platform for the insurance industry, benefiting from a strong cyclical recovery in Property & Casualty (P&C) auto insurance advertising spend. Despite near-term headwinds in its Health vertical due to a strategic decision to limit under-65 open marketplace participation to carriers, the core P&C business is driving record top-line performance. The company's highly efficient operating model converts a high percentage of contribution to Adjusted EBITDA, supporting robust free cash flow generation and aggressive share repurchases. This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today. Street view · analyst 12-month targets Low · most bearish analyst$11.00 Mean target$15.50 High · most bullish analyst$19.00 Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 19 Jun 2026 Scenarios · 12-month scenario targets Bear CaseDownside scenario $9.0015% Macroeconomic headwinds, such as persistent inflation or regulatory shifts in healthcare policy, cause insurance carriers to pull back their digital advertising budgets. The decline in the Health vertical is not fully offset by P&C growth, and integration challenges with new platforms like autoinsurance.net limit operating leverage. Free cash flow falls short of the guided range, slowing down the share buyback program. Base CaseCentral scenario $12.5060% P&C advertising spend continues its steady recovery, driving high-teens revenue growth in the near term before moderating in the second half of 2026 due to tougher year-over-year comparisons. The Health vertical remains a minimal contributor (~1% of revenue), simplifying operations. The company successfully generates $90 million to $100 million in full-year free cash flow and executes the majority of its remaining $60 million share repurchase authorization. Bull CaseUpside scenario $15.0025% Auto insurance carriers accelerate advertising spend beyond expectations to capture market share, driving record transaction volumes on MediaAlpha's Open Marketplace. AI-driven user-ad matching technology significantly improves conversion rates, allowing MediaAlpha to command higher pricing. The Health vertical stabilizes quickly, and the company completes its $100 million share repurchase program ahead of schedule, driving substantial EPS expansion. Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale. Key Investment Merits
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